Otintaai is Kiribati for sunrise. It is the name given to the female warrior costume created by master iKiribati weavers and makers Kaetaeta Watson and Louisa Humphry who share over a century s worth of cultural knowledge and experience.
Otintaai, meaning sunrise, is a costume created for a female Kiribati warrior facing rising sea levels caused by climate change, overfishing and plastic pollution.
Photo: Shaun Matthews/TheDowse Art Museum
Made originally for the Ā Mua:New Lineages of Making exhibition at The Dowse Art Museum, which ran from June to October last year, Otintaai was formally handed over to its new custodians, Te Papa, on Saturday.
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Press Release – Pacific Cooperation Foundation The Pacific Cooperation Foundation (PCF) is pleased to announce its partnership with Lagi-Maama Academy & Consultancy (Lagi-Maama) to deliver Phase II of the Arts of Moana Oceania and Tok Stori Tuesdays online series, featuring Tuvalu, …
The Pacific Cooperation Foundation (PCF) is pleased to announce its partnership with Lagi-Maama Academy & Consultancy (Lagi-Maama) to deliver Phase II of the ‘Arts’ of Moana Oceania and Tok Stori Tuesdays online series, featuring Tuvalu, Tokelau and Vanuatu.
PCF Co-Board Chair Christine Nurminen said: “This partnership aligns with one of the PCF’s four focus areas, ‘Promoting Our New Zealand Pacific Identity’, to bring a greater awareness and appreciation by the people and communities of the Pacific Islands and New Zealand, of their shared Pacific identity, history and culture.”
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